How to replace é with e?

Question

I'm trying to replace é with e and other similar special characters. I've tried str_replace() and converting it from UTF-8 to ASCII but nothing seems to work. When I convert it from UTF-8 to anything it just drops the é off. When I use str_replace() it never catches it and the é is still there.

I have a feeling something is wrong internally on our server because my friend tried str_replace() on his server and it worked fine.

Answer 1

$string = iconv('utf-8','ASCII//IGNORE//TRANSLIT',$string);